Building Tradition of Northeast India

Speaker: Aromar Ravi

January 27, 1999
Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

The Northeast region of India has a history of varied people in a unique terrain of hills, tropical forests, and innumerable rivers. The local building traditions are influenced by the abundance of materials, such as bamboo, as well as by the severe climatic conditions. Aromar Ravi will review vernacular and upgraded buildings from Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, and Mizoram.

Aromar Ravi is a technologist and development professional who has worked extensively across India on problems of poverty, human settlements, water, energy infrastructure, and disaster management.